Os — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mouth or mouthlike opening

a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊˈɛs/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌoʊˈɛs/.

Examples

people with type O blood are universal donors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

group O atomic number 76 O operating system bone oculus sinister type O osmium oxygen atomic number 8 o

Parts of Speech

noun	a mouth or mouthlike opening
noun	a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
noun	(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
noun	the left eye
noun	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
noun	a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
noun	the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet
noun	the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens “people with type O blood are universal donors”

Word Forms

bony	adjective	composed of or containing bone
boney	adjective	having bones especially many or prominent bones
bonelet	noun	a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
oxygenate	verb	impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
oxygenize	verb	dehydrogenate with oxygen

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

système d'exploitation

une bouche ou une ouverture semblable à une bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

sistema operativo

una boca o una abertura parecida a una boca

🇵🇹Portuguese

sistema operacional

uma boca ou abertura semelhante a uma boca

🇷🇺Russian

ОС

рот или ротообразное отверстие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओएस

मुँह या मुँह जैसा खुला भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓએસ

મોં અથવા મોં જેવું ખોલવું

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

操作系统

嘴或类似嘴的开口

🇰🇷Korean

운영 체제

입 또는 입 모양의 개구부

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hệ điều hành

một cái miệng hoặc một lỗ mở giống như miệng

🇹🇭Thai

ระบบปฏิบัติการ

ปากหรือการเปิดเหมือนปาก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نظام التشغيل

فتح الفم أو الفم

🇮🇷Persian

سیستم عامل

یک دهان یا دهان مانند

🇹🇷Turkish

işletim sistemi

ağız veya ağza benzer bir açıklık

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What is the primary definition of the word 'os'?

The primary meaning of 'os' is 'a mouth or mouthlike opening'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'os' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'os' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'os' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'os' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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